3 Years to go: On time and on budget, London marks countdown to 2012 OlympicsLONDON — With three years to go until the opening ceremony, London organizers have passed an important test with the successful trial run of a high-speed train service to the 2012 Olympic Park. I wanted a gay protagonist in my novel: Neel MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Writer-reviewer Neel Mukherjee, whose book “Past Continuous” has won the Vodafone-Crossword Books Award 2008, feels that writings on alternative sexuality are gradually coming out of the closet in India. AP Interview: Obama open to holding Gitmo detainees elsewhere, but idea gives him pauseWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he’s open to the idea of detaining some Guantanamo Bay terror suspects somewhere else for prolonged periods, but it may turn out that he won’t be comfortable with any proposals to do that. Text of South Carolina first lady’s statement following governor’s admission of affairSouth Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford issued the following statement Wednesday after her husband’s admission to an extramarital affair: No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at VermontBURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Office Depot moves to 1st-quarter loss on charges, but adjusted results top analyst estimatesBOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot Inc. said Tuesday that it moved to a first-quarter loss because of charges for a restructuring that included facility closings, but adjusted results beat Wall Street’s estimates. Grandson tries to recreate NTR’s charisma for TDPHYDERABAD - Junior NTR, a popular Telugu film actor and grandson of Telugu matinee idol and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.T. Rama Rao, revived memories of his grandfather as he launched the campaign of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the state. |